The Kick actor is promoting his upcoming movie on every popular show

For the first time ever on CID, ACP Pradyuman (Shivaji Satam) will shake a leg on a Bollywood song. And guess who is teaching him the right moves – Salman.

During the shoot the Kick actor made the serious ACP Pradyuman, Daya and Abhijeet groove on Jhumme Ki Raat from Kick. The actor also taught the trio the signature step of his song. Talking about the experience of dancing with Salman Khan, an excited Shivaji Satam said, “I am extremely delighted that Salman is here to promote his film. It’s always fun when he is around. It was really amazing to dance with him and I am sure the episode is going to be full of entertainment. The audience will surely enjoy it.”

Previously, Salman was on the sets of CID to promote Wanted and Dabangg. Sharing his experience Khan said, “It’s really amazing to be back! Earlier, I had come for the promotions of Wanted and now I am here for Kick. I feel CID is the best platform to promote my movie as it is one of the most loved shows on television. It was great fun to dance with Shivaji sir. The entire team is really sweet.”

This special episode will be directed by the producer of the show BP Singh himself. Don’t forget to catch this episode of CID on Friday at 10 pm on Sony TV.

ACP Pradyuman, Inspector Daya and Abhijeet to get a new recruit

The senior cops of CID – Daya and Abhijeet are known for their classic antics, daring stunts and crime solving prowess. But now the action on CID will get more entertaining and engaging with television’s two handsome hunks Gaurav Khanna and Maninder Singh joining the team.

Gaurav and Maninder will be seen portraying the role of senior CID cops Kevin and Dushyant respectively. Sources from the sets inform us that on his first episode, Gaurav will be seen atop of a running bus chasing criminals. Now that’s some stunt, no?

Commenting on his association with Sony TV’s popular show CID, Gaurav says, “I am very glad and elated to be the part of CID which is running from last 16 years. I am a regular viewer of CID and was very happy when Mr BP Singh offered me the role of senior cop Kevin. I hope audiences appreciate my character like they have being appreciating the show.”

Director BP Singh will also accompany the actor to help in rescue operations in the Uttarakhand deluge

Members of the TV crime show CID actor Dayanand Shetty and director BP Singh will leave for Uttarakhand on Tuesday to lend help to victims of the devastating floods in the hill state, said a source.

Thousands of people are said to be either stranded or have gone missing after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods, killing hundreds of people in the state.

CID is the longest running crime show on Indian television. Running successfully since 16 years, it features actors like Shivaji Satam and Aditya Srivastava. The show airs on Sony Entertainment Television.

A catastrophe of sorts hit the show on Sony Entertainment Television and its makers when Shivaji Satam declared that he wanted to move on

CID, the occasionally-comic detective series on Sony Entertainment Television, has broken many records thanks to dialogue like: “Yahan pe toh laash hai!” or “Daya! Tod do yeh darwaza!” or “Kuch toh gadbad hai” all mouthed to perfection by ACP Pradyuman aka Shivaji Satam. The forceful creation of suspense and sensation led to the making of umpteen jokes that have gone viral on almost all modes of communication and promised many moments of pure entertainment.

But for not much longer, folks, ‘coz the man who has been responsible for saying those lines with a deadly serious frown on his face wants to move on. “He (Satam) is my friend and I can’t imagine the show without him,” producer BP Singh said in an interview. We share that sentiment, sir.

But what about Shivaji, what does he think? “That show has been a part of my life. But even if I leave, what’s the big deal?” SS said while remaining elusive about the real ‘gadbad’ here. And what’s the big deal…did he ask? Probably Daya, who won’t know which door to break without ACP’s instruction, might know.

On a serious note, Shivaji is the face of CID, the central character. And even though birdies chirp that the makers of CID are getting Plan B ready for this one, perhaps taking into a younger generation mode, we can’t imagine watching this show sans Pradyuman. To make things more interesting, the TV series will not be seen in Bengali as well, with a new set of characters and stories with a typical Bengali flavour, as CID Kolkata Bureau, to start on Sony ‘Aath’, November 12.

So do you think the show should, or will go on in its Hindi avatar? Tell us, CID fans: Will you watch the CID series that has no ACP Pradyuman in it?

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The longest running detective show on Indian television could soon be seen on celluloid, says director-producer BP Singh

Indian television’s longest running detective show CID might soon be a film, says director-producer BP Singh, promising more action, a unique storyline and different styling with the same cast. “There will be a film on CID with the same cast, but one main villain will be from outside,” said Singh, adding that he was not sure about the time frame.

Launched January 21, 1998, on Sony, CID has so far aired more than 615 cases in over 824 episodes. Shivaji Satam plays ACP Pradyuman, while Aditya Shrivastav, Dayanand Shetty, Dinesh Phadnis, Vivek V Mashru, Hrishikesh Pandey, Narendra Gupta and Shraddha Musale are the important members of his team. “The cast will be the same, but there will be additional casting for villains. We need to see who we can afford. There will be outstanding action scenes to make it different. The story, treatment and action should look different from our regular episodes. We need to present a story that is remarkable and unique from the regular CID,” he said. “Theoretically, it should start by the end of this year. The channel owns the rights…even if the channel says yes today, we would be able to start early next year,” Singh added.

It will be the third TV show after Office Office and Khichdi to be converted into a movie.

According to Singh, showing relevant content on the show has been a challenge. “The most difficult part is how to keep pace with changing scenarios. In 15 years, the TV viewership has changed completely, people have grown up but they are still watching our show. When we are writing, we try to incorporate modern ideas and situations that people can connect to easily. But the basic has not changed. We are still making mystery. We have reduced violence because we want to connect with the family audience. It is not gory or shocking.”

The main attraction of CIDis how it deals with the forensic management of evidence. “I wanted to make it different. Forensic science is what people are not aware of and we thought we should introduce that. From day one, a real forensic doctor was acting in our show. When I used to hear forensic stories, they used to amaze me. Everyone wants to know what goes on inside the body. We have developed and made our forensic lab more attractive over the years,” he said.

“We cannot show dissection of a body on screen, we use special effects. We use our lab as an entertainment centre. We don’t give lectures. It would become very boring to give people scientific facts. We purposely use language that is easy to understand. In CID, it is hard to find any English word… There are people who feel that the show is not intellectual enough, but we are not ashamed of it.”

After directing thrillers like CID and Aahat, Singh also directed the comedy show Gutur Go on SAB TV but the focus is on crime. “Once you are successful at something, the industry is such that you get that kind of work only,” he concluded.

If you are a true CID fan, you already know the answer. Or so you think

Many of you out there who loved Ek Haseena Thi and Johnny Gaddar are probably waiting with bated breath for its director Sriram Raghavan’s upcoming film Agent Vinod. He has called the movie an intelligent entertainer. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, but did you know it also stars someone you’ve seen quite a few times on a television show? BP Singh, the producer, director and creator of the long-running showCIDhas done a cameo in Agent Vinod! BP Singh has essayed the role of a senior officer from the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and will be Agent Vinod’s boss.

Are you wondering how come Sriram cast BP Singh? He usually only plays the unnecessarily strict boss of ACP Pradyuman on the show and appears in special episodes of CID maybe once a year. He is happy being behind the camera, even directing the episodes but he keeps away from acting. Why did Sriram choose him? It’s not really surprising. But did you know where Sriram Raghavan actually honed his thriller-writing skills? On the sets of CID! Sriram wrote for the show in its first few years and was largely responsible for establishing the show’s fan base and giving each character their unique identity. CID’s producer BP Singh recently revealed that Sriram is unofficially associated with it even now. The two have been friends for more than fifteen years now so when Sriram was casting, he thought of Singh. And when Sriram requested that he be a part of Agent Vinod, Singh couldn’t refuse. Will he be as evil to our comic Vinod as he is to Freddie? Guess we’ll know on March 23.

Sony to honour true heroes with bravery awards

CID, the longest running TV show in Indian history, has now entered its 15th year. That calls for celebrations, doesn’t it? Sony and the CID team have formulated a year-long campaign to celebrate the show’s successful run with the slogan 15 Saal se… Soch ke aage, jurm ke peeche (For the past 15 years… Ahead of the times, pursuing crime). The campaign will kickstart with the launch of the new CID anthem. Having heard the anthem we must say, it has been superbly composed and gives a good feel of the show and what is being conveyed. From March 16, 2012, Sony will air the Veerta series – episodes dedicated to the common man’s acts of bravery. Then there is the CID Veerta Awards (formerly known as the CID Gallantry Awards) that will award courageous individuals in two categories: Physical bravery (when you save someone’s life) and Social bravery (when you battle social evils).

This year, the team has already received 24,000 entries and have vetted all of them before shortlisting the finalists. The jury members, especially chosen for their lack of bias, are Asha Parekh, Farooque Sheikh, BP Singh (creator of CID and the CID Veerta Awards), YK Sapru (Founder-Chairman, Cancer Patient’s Aid Association) and Sumit Awasthi (Deputy Editor, Aaj Tak). Asha said it was “an honour” to be chosen as a jury member and she had no hesitation in accepting the offer.

BP Singh said that when the awards were launched three years ago, it was not planned as a commercial initiative. “There was no intention of commercial gain. The purpose was to recognise those brave people who are otherwise not heard about,” he insisted. Sneha Rajani, EVP and Business Head, Sony Entertainment Television, too said, “The awards are to honour brave acts by ordinary people.” We applaud the intention and hope they are able to stay true to it.